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"...it's not the money you make, it's the money you hold on to" (121).
Because of how the way the world works, preparing for the future and later generations is something we have to start now. It is relative because money is something that can fuel our lives, and our passions. I have taken this to heart and learned how to save and not let the money flow out too quickly. My earnings are due to hard work that have been put forth so I want to keep it for very necessary and purposeful things in my life. "The way to get over a creative block is to simply place some constraints on yourself" (137). As hard as this sounds, I really like this idea. Often times I have too many ideas and I find it hard to narrow things down to one idea so I get stuck in a rut. Linking this idea to Phil Hansen's "Embrace the Shake". I want to try this on myself as soon as I get some free time! "If you ask yourself 'What's the best thing that happened today?' It actually forces a certain kind of cheerful retrospection that pulls up from the recent past things to write about that you wouldn't otherwise think about (130). Positivity is one way that I like to live my life. I had a teacher in high school—well liked— who was very optimistic about life and on the last day of class, we asker her how she is always so happy throughout the trials of life. She responded by saying that she wakes up and decides that she will be happy/positive for the day. She makes a conscious decision to leave out the negatives and move forward with her life. I likened that experience to this quote because the bad things are the things we think about most. It's hard to pick out the good things because we are so clouded by the negatives. I found this quote to be an uplifting exercise I want to try more often. Use Your Hands & Side Projects and Hobbies Are Important"The computer... [isn't] really good for generating ideas" (58).
This idea has me somewhat perplexed. I think this is true for initiating ideas because a blank canvas is so endless to me. Where would you start the figure? What would be the scale and proportion, and, maybe even, what is the best element to start with? While I have that idea, the computer is often a great source of inspiration. In this modern day, we have supercomputers that are a lot smaller than when they first arose. This makes it easier to gain access to a variety of concepts and try to incorporate elements into our own designs. Even so, everyone is different. We must also recognize that the computer can be a great asset to initializing ideas 'Practice productive procrastination" (65). This alliteration—I love it. Outside of the alliteration, the meaning for me gave me value in the types of procrastination I know I do. Generally, I procrastinate via sleeping and cooking, but for me only one of them I would consider productive. I need to eat. Paired with another quote on the same page, "...have a lot of projects going on at once so you can bounce between them", this gave meaning to some of the other things I like to do. Though they are not immediate to what I should be doing, they were immediate at some point in my life. The extra things I like to do have become minimal because of my many "livelihood" time consuming duties. It's interesting to note now that there are types of procrastination. What I have been doing thus far has not been productive, so I hope from now on it will be. "If you have two or three real passions, don't feel like you have to pick and choose between them. Don't discard" (68). I felt this quote with my whole being. I am a person bursting with many different likings, and if I research them and find and interest the interest will keep growing. It'w rather hard for me to narrow down my ideas, but I always thought I could not move forward if I did not narrow them to one. This was my idea with healthcare. I am a pre-professional student, but I really love sports, art and culture studies. Preparing for healthcare took much of my time, so much that I felt disappointed that my other interests were being lost on the back burner. This is why this quote gives me hope. I don't need to conform. I need to integrate and bring my passions with me along down the road. |
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